Dennis Gleeson

Court jester on all things analytic. Former director of strategy at CIA for analytic systems. All views expressed here are my own. Anti-fascist.

[Dennis Gleeson @StratGleeson]

@Phuocerman 1. Who is making decisions in the Thorns front office? Do you think they have a strategy?

2. Do you think Gale has the support of the locker room?

[Dennis Gleeson @StratGleeson]

@Phuocerman Like many, I’d love to know what the @ThornsFC strategy is with the releases and trades given that a top priority should be finding a coach who is up to leading this institution? Does Gale have the support of (what’s left of) the locker room?

[Dennis Gleeson @StratGleeson]

@Danny_rapids @ThornsFC The coach should’ve been the first. @StumptownFooty, do you have any insight into what is going on?

[Dennis Gleeson @StratGleeson]

@Phuocerman But we did. I understand wanting to rest Smith and Weaver but, as you pointed out, playing catch up is a big ask of subs. Gale seems to have a blindspot when it comes to how his choices about our starting XI and timing of subs directly affect the outcome of our games

[Dennis Gleeson @StratGleeson]

@Phuocerman @BeltransOldMole Do you think Gale keeps his job past the end of the season? Does he still have the support of the locker room in light of some…questionable…decision-making? I get that we’ve had a lot of injuries but he does not play to secure an early lead.

[Dennis Gleeson @StratGleeson]

@StumptownFooty Do you see any scenario in which LeBlanc, Gale, and Norris keep their jobs past the end of the season? Who do you look at as prospective replacements for Karina? For Rob?

[Dennis Gleeson @StratGleeson]

@StumptownFooty

[Dennis Gleeson @StratGleeson]

@StumptownFooty That seems to be the motto for much of this season… It’s hard for the team to have the chemistry on which “Thorns Soccer” depends when we refuse to play a consistent starting 11 (+/-2).

[Dennis Gleeson @StratGleeson]

@StumptownFooty Any chance you could post your notes on the half? They are a huge help to those of us who’ve fallen between the cracks of the NWSL’s broadcast strategy.

[Dennis Gleeson @StratGleeson]

@StumptownFooty Do you have any insight into what’s going on with Payton Linnehan? It’s odd not to see her (at least) as a sub.

[Dennis Gleeson @StratGleeson]

@StumptownFooty @Phuocerman Great article. I feel for the players: the team still has the talent to win and win decisively but Gale’s unwillingness to settle on a solid starting 11 is killing us. How can the team find its rhythm when he’s still tinkering with lineups?

[Dennis Gleeson @StratGleeson]

@ThornsFC The local @CBS affiliate opted for collegiate football. Could the Thorns, as an organization, tell the @NWSL to come up with a reliable broadcast and streaming plan?

[Dennis Gleeson @StratGleeson]

@NWSL — can you please, please, please sort out broadcast and streaming? I am trying to watch the @ThornsFC game and local @CBS affiliate is not carrying it and neither is @paramountplus. What is going on? #ptfc

[Dennis Gleeson @StratGleeson]

@StumptownFooty How do we not have a set starting 11 (+/- 1) in September? I feel like every week is an adventure in trying to find what works (though I am thrilled to see Kling back in the starting line-up).

[Dennis Gleeson @StratGleeson]

@StumptownFooty Smith’s aggressive play should be instructional: we score when we play like we will score. Like scoring is inevitable. That has not been us lately.

[Dennis Gleeson @StratGleeson]

@StumptownFooty Ryan today. I think Betfort and Murph tagged us in the Royals match. I’ll have to back too. Something about having a former Thorn score against us just stings a little more…

[Dennis Gleeson @StratGleeson]

@StumptownFooty I’m excited to see Kling starting the game…

[Dennis Gleeson @StratGleeson]

@ThornsFC Things that make me unreasonably happy: seeing Kling in the starting line up.

[Dennis Gleeson @StratGleeson]

@StumptownFooty @VespachickPDX If you see an @NWSL official, could you ask them how today’s chaos on @CBSSports factors into their plans to grow the sport by making it more (if not easily) accessible to fans? cc: @ThornsFC